The Traveler: An American Odyssey in the HimalayasThis loving memorial to Swift is a moving photographic portrait of Himalayan life, a testimonial to a generation of trekkers and the questing spirit that motivated them. Hansen offers a sage perspective on Swift's adventuring career, placing it in the globe-shrinking change of the last 20 years. 56 color photos. |
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Page 74
... Tengboche monas- tery , is still one of the most important reli- gious festivals of the region , but after fifteen years of growing Western audiences unfamiliar with the language , music , cos- tumes , or plot , many Sherpas now ...
... Tengboche monas- tery , is still one of the most important reli- gious festivals of the region , but after fifteen years of growing Western audiences unfamiliar with the language , music , cos- tumes , or plot , many Sherpas now ...
Page 81
... Tengboche monastery , 1912-1988 . based in San Francisco , came up with the idea of electrifying Tengboche monastery . Constructed in 1912 , the monastery , one of the most beautiful and transporting buildings in the Himalayas , was ...
... Tengboche monastery , 1912-1988 . based in San Francisco , came up with the idea of electrifying Tengboche monastery . Constructed in 1912 , the monastery , one of the most beautiful and transporting buildings in the Himalayas , was ...
Page 84
... Tengboche monastery went up in flames a small group of Hugh Swift's friends , without any publicity , managed to completely rebuild a seventeenth - century Tibetan Buddhist monastery . The organiz- ers recognized the importance of ...
... Tengboche monastery went up in flames a small group of Hugh Swift's friends , without any publicity , managed to completely rebuild a seventeenth - century Tibetan Buddhist monastery . The organiz- ers recognized the importance of ...
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